1976 PGA of Japan Tour

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1976 PGA of Japan Tour season
Duration22 April 1976 (1976-04-22) – 5 December 1976 (1976-12-05)
Number of official events31
Most wins Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinsaku Maeda (3)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh (3)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takashi Murakami (3)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (3)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Norio Suzuki (3)
Money list Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki
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The 1976 PGA of Japan Tour was the fourth season of the PGA of Japan Tour, the main professional golf tour in Japan since it was formed in 1973.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1976 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(¥)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] Other
tours [lower-alpha 2] 		Notes
25 Apr Sobu International Open ChibaUS$75,000 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ben Arda (3) AGC
2 May Chunichi Crowns Aichi60,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham (n/a)
16 May Fujisankei Classic Saitama30,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Norio Suzuki (4)
23 May Pepsi-Wilson Tournament Yamaguchi25,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson (n/a)
30 May Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Kanagawa30,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazuo Yoshikawa (1)
6 Jun Dunlop Tournament Ishikawa20,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshikazu Yokoshima (1)
13 Jun Sapporo Tokyu Open Hokkaidō20,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Dunk (2)
20 Jun Tohoku Classic Miyagi23,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruo Yasuda (2)
4 Jul ANA Sapporo Open Hokkaidō30,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takashi Murakami (8)
11 Jul Kanto Open Saitama15,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (13)
16 Jul Chushikoku Open Hiroshima2,100,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tadami Ueno (2)
16 Jul Kyusyu Open Fukuoka2,200,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Norio Suzuki (5)
17 Jul Chubu Open Fukui3,000,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Chien-chin (1)
18 Jul Kansai Open Shiga10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinsaku Maeda (2)
25 Jul Shizuoka Open Shizuoka25,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Norio Suzuki (6)
1 Aug Kansai Pro Championship Kagawa10,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinsaku Maeda (3)
8 Aug Kanto Pro Championship Akita15,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takashi Murakami (9)
29 Aug KBC Augusta Fukuoka20,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh (7)
5 Sep Hiroshima Open Hiroshima20,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (14)
12 Sep Suntory Open Chiba35,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh (8)
19 Sep Sanpo Classic Chiba20,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki (15)
26 Sep Japan PGA Championship Kumamoto20,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiichi Kanai (1)
10 Oct Taiheiyo Club Masters ChibaUS$300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Pate (n/a)
17 Oct Tokai Classic Aichi32,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki (12)
24 Oct Golf Digest Tournament Shizuoka20,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsuneyuki Nakajima (1)
31 Oct Bridgestone Tournament Chiba30,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takashi Murakami (10)
7 Nov Sony Charity Classic Kanagawa30,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshitaka Yamamoto (3)
15 Nov Japan Open Golf Championship Ibaraki65,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kosaku Shimada (4)
21 Nov Golf Nippon Series Tokyo15,000,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinsaku Maeda (4)
28 Nov Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Miyazaki60,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh (9)
5 Dec ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches Hyōgo23,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (n/a)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Japanese yen. [2]

PositionPlayerPrize money (¥)
1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki 40,985,801
2 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takashi Murakami 36,469,936
3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki 24,608,872
4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kosaku Shimada 21,824,670
5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshitaka Yamamoto 21,816,308

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA of Japan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA of Japan Tour members.
  2. ↑ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.

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References

  1. ↑ "1976 Tour Tournaments". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "1976 Money Rankings". Japan Golf Tour Organization. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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